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World Service,04 Aug 2026,49 mins

EU calls for stronger borders across Europe

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The European Commission President calls for stronger borders to prevent a repeat of last week's incident when tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco tried to cross into Spain. EU Interior ministers hold an emergency meeting today to discuss border security. Russia is accusing Ukraine of targetting civilians, after 7 people are killed by a drone at a Russian beach resort. There have been further Ukranian drone attacks inside Russia in the last few hours. And ten months after the United States brokered an end of hostilities between Israel and Hamas - we look at how Gazan stuggle to make a living. Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga (Photo: Security forces members members escort migrants in Ceuta, Spain, following recent mass crossings of migrants. Credit: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters).

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